Test Bank for Biology Now (Second Edition) Second Edition

Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 039363180X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0393631807
• Author: Anne Houtman

Brief chapters are written like science news articles, combining compelling science with intriguing stories. The Second Edition features NEW stories on exciting topics such as CRISPR and the human microbiome, and expanded coverage of the course’s most important content areas. Biology Now is written by an author team made up of a science writer and two experienced teachers. Expanded pedagogy in the book and online encourages students to think critically and engage with biology in the world around them.

Table contents:

Case 4 Malaria: Coevolution of Humans and a Parasite

 

 

 

22. Species and Speciation

 

 

23. Evolutionary Patterns: Phylogeny and Fossils

 

Addition of the effect of mass extinctions on species diversity

 

 

24. Human Origins and Evolution

 

Updated discussion of the relationship between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens, as well as Denisovans

 

 

25. Cycling Carbon

 

Significantly revised link between the carbon cycle, biodiversity, and ecology

 

 

Case 5 The Human Microbiome: Diversity Within

 

 

26. Bacteria and Archaea

 

 

27. Eukaryotic Cells: Origins and Diversity

 

New branching order of the eukaryote tree in this chapter and onward to reflect new research in the past three years

 

 

28. Being Multicellular

 

 

Case 6 Agriculture: Feeding a Growing Population

 

 

29. Plant Structure and Function: Moving Photosynthesis onto Land

 

A new discussion of plant nutrients

 

 

30. Plant Reproduction: Finding Mates and Dispersing Young

 

An enhanced discussion of seeds, including the development of the embryo and dispersal structures

 

New coverage of the genetic advantages of alternation of generations

 

Addition of apomixis

 

 

31. Plant Growth and Development

 

The section on the role of plant sensory systems in the timing of plant reproduction has been moved from Chapter 30 to Chapter 31.

 

 

32. Plant Defense: Keeping the World Green

 

 

33. Plant Diversity

 

Completely revised explanation of the basis for angiosperm diversity

 

Plant and animal diversity chapters (Chapters 33 and 44) now include a brief review of organismal form and function, allowing these chapters to be used on their own or before the physiology chapters.

 

 

34. Fungi: Structure, Function, and Diversity

 

 

Case 7 Predator-Prey: A Game of Life and Death

 

 

Brief descriptions of unfamiliar organisms and the major groups of organisms have been layered into the animal physiology chapters, to make it easier to teach physiology before diversity (Chapters 35-42).

 

 

35. Animal Nervous Systems

 

 

36. Animal Sensory Systems and Brain Function

 

 

37. Animal Movement: Muscles and Skeletons

 

 

38. Animal Endocrine Systems

 

 

39. Animal Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems

 

A new section on the composition of blood

 

 

40. Animal Metabolism, Nutrition, and Digestion

 

 

41. Animal Renal Systems: Water and Waste

 

 

42. Animal Reproduction and Development

 

New diagrams of hormone feedback loops in the menstrual cycle

 

 

43. Animal Immune Systems

 

A new introduction to the immune system

 

 

Case 8 Biodiversity Hotspots: Rain Forests and Coral Reefs

 

 

44. Animal Diversity

 

A new discussion of nematodes

 

Introduction of a newly-discovered species, Dendrogramma enigmatica

 

 

45. Animal Behavior

 

 

46. Population Ecology

 

A new population growth equation

 

 

47. Species Interactions, Communities, and Ecosystems

 

A new discussion of facilitation

 

An expanded discussion of herbivory

 

A new example of microbial symbionts

 

A new discussion of biodiversity and its importance

 

 

48. Biomes and Global Ecology

 

An entirely new chapter on physical processes that underlie different biomes

 

• • Differential solar energy around the globe and seasonality

 

• • Wind and ocean currents

 

• • Effects of circulation and topography on rainfall

 

• • Expanded discussion of terrestrial biomes

 

• • Freshwater and marine biomes

 

• • Integration of concepts of biogeochemical cycles from Chapters 25 and 26 with ecological concepts

 

• • Global patterns of primary production

 

• • Global biodiversity

 

 

49. The Anthropocene: Humans as a Planetary Force

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